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Definitions for word ALEC

The following 156 definitions were found. Click the dates to see the answer in context.
DateGridClueAuthor
Sunday, August 09, 200981DOne of the BaldwinsPatrick Blindauer & Andrea Carla Michaels
Tuesday, May 19, 20093DGuinness or WaughDamon J. Gulczynski
Saturday, January 17, 200911D"The Black Stallion" ladBrad Wilber
Tuesday, December 09, 200852ABaldwin of "30 Rock"C. W. Stewart
Monday, September 22, 200842AGuinness who played Obi-Wan KenobiPeter A. Collins
Monday, August 25, 200817DBaldwin of "30 Rock"Andrea Carla Michaels and Michael Blake
Sunday, April 27, 200879DActor BaldwinOliver Hill
Tuesday, January 22, 20088DGuinness of stage and screenAdam G. Perl
Tuesday, January 15, 20082DBritish P.M. ___ Douglas-HomeStella Daily and Bruce Venzke
Friday, November 30, 200714DPianist TempletonHenry Hook
Thursday, November 01, 200740DLover of Tess in "Tess of the D'Urbervilles"Larry Shearer
Wednesday, October 24, 20076D"The Black Stallion" boyPatrick Blindauer
Sunday, October 21, 200744D"While We're Young" songwriter WilderBrendan Emmett Quigley
Sunday, October 07, 20074DBaldwin of "The Cat in the Hat"Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
Monday, October 01, 200711DOne of the Baldwin brothersAllan E. Parrish
Tuesday, September 18, 200741AWriter WaughChuck Deodene
Friday, August 24, 200758A___ Ramsay ("The Black Stallion" hero)Patrick Berry
Sunday, August 05, 200784ASmart ___Caroline Leong
Tuesday, July 31, 200715AWriter WaughAllan E. Parrish
Sunday, June 24, 200725D1960s British P.M. ___ Douglas-HomeEric Berlin
Wednesday, June 20, 20075DA WaughBonnie L. Gentry and Victor Fleming
Tuesday, March 20, 20073DA WaughLaura A. Halper
Monday, September 11, 200660AActor BaldwinLynn Lempel
Thursday, June 08, 200627DShakespearean actor McCowenJoe DiPietro
Monday, May 29, 200611DActor BaldwinAlex Boisvert
Sunday, April 23, 2006113AOne of the WaughsJoe DiPietro
Sunday, February 05, 200668AActor GuinnessEric Berlin
Monday, January 02, 20061AActor BaldwinLinda Schechet Tucker
Monday, December 12, 200568AWriter WaughAllan E. Parrish
Saturday, December 10, 200533DThe spy in "The Spy Who Came In From the Cold"Henry Hook
Wednesday, September 28, 20054DA BaldwinRandall J. Hartman
Sunday, September 18, 2005114AOne of the WaughsJoe DiPietro
Friday, September 16, 200552DBlind jazz pianist TempletonCraig Kasper
Tuesday, August 23, 200512DKnighted GuinnessHolden Baker and Nancy Salomon
Monday, July 18, 200533DActor GuinnessRandy Sowell
Monday, June 13, 200536DKnighted GuinnessEarl W. Reed
Sunday, May 22, 20053D"The Black Stallion" ladA. J. Santora
Thursday, May 05, 20053DActor BaldwinChris Sallade
Monday, March 14, 20051ABaldwin of the silver screenRobert Malinow
Tuesday, January 11, 200549DA Baldwin brotherSarah Keller
Saturday, January 08, 20056AThe spy in "The Spy Who Came In From the Cold"David Levinson Wilk
Tuesday, September 28, 20046DA BaldwinNancy Kavanaugh
Tuesday, August 17, 200451AOscar winner GuinnessGene Newman
Sunday, August 08, 200459AA BaldwinBill Zais
Wednesday, June 23, 200412DSmart ___Jim Goodsell
Sunday, April 04, 2004117A"Smart" oneManny Nosowsky
Monday, March 08, 200412DWriter WaughAllan E. Parrish
Tuesday, February 10, 20048DA BaldwinSeth A. Abel
Friday, January 30, 200435ASmart ___Manny Nosowsky
Tuesday, January 27, 20042DBaldwin of "Talk Radio"Randall J. Hartman
Monday, January 05, 200417AWriter WaughAllan E. Parrish
Sunday, December 21, 200377AOne of the WaughsFrances Hansen
Thursday, September 18, 20038DPianist TempletonElizabeth C. Gorski
Friday, July 25, 200359A"The Black Stallion" boyMichael Shteyman
Thursday, March 20, 20032DCad in "Tess of the D'Urbervilles"Manny Nosowsky
Sunday, February 09, 200382ASmart oneDavid J. Kahn
Monday, November 11, 200225DSmart ___Gregory E. Paul
Tuesday, October 29, 200240DActor BaldwinRichard Hughes
Wednesday, October 02, 200262DSmart ___Eric Berlin
Monday, September 23, 20021AActor GuinnessPeter Gordon
Friday, August 23, 200211DJazz pianist TempletonBrendan Emmett Quigley
Monday, July 08, 200212DOne of the BaldwinsSheldon Benardo
Saturday, April 06, 200233DPiano virtuoso TempletonBrendan Emmett Quigley
Wednesday, March 27, 20026DOne of the BaldwinsSarah Keller
Sunday, February 17, 200272DNovelist WaughJoe DiPietro
Wednesday, December 12, 200157A"The Black Stallion" boyPeter Gordon
Monday, December 03, 200138DOne of the BaldwinsNancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
Thursday, November 22, 20016DSmart guy?Richard Silvestri
Wednesday, September 26, 20017DKnighted GuinnessStephen Budiansky
Monday, July 23, 20016AActor GuinnessEthan Cooper
Tuesday, April 24, 200136DA BaldwinTyler Hinman
Monday, March 19, 200167AOscar winner GuinnessPeter Gordon
Tuesday, January 23, 200115AGuinness who was knightedNancy Salomon
Friday, January 05, 200148ALe Carré's LeamasNelson Hardy
Thursday, December 21, 20006D1960's P.M. ___ Douglas-HomeManny Nosowsky
Sunday, December 17, 20004DNovelist WaughFrances Hansen
Sunday, November 19, 200051DActor McCowenCathy Millhauser
Sunday, October 15, 2000115A"Tess of the D'Urbervilles" cadPatrick Berry
Monday, July 03, 20003DActor GuinnessMarjorie Berg
Thursday, May 04, 200035D"Smart" oneRichard Hughes
Friday, April 21, 200035ASeducer of 53-DownMark Diehl
Tuesday, April 11, 200060AActor GuinnessNancy Salomon and Sherry O. Blackard
Monday, March 20, 200014ASmart-___Gregory E. Paul
Sunday, February 20, 200017DNovelist WaughTrip Payne
Wednesday, February 16, 200049AMeg's "Prelude to a Kiss" co-starGene Newman
Thursday, February 03, 200029AMcCowen of "Frenzy"Thomas W. Schier
Wednesday, February 02, 200066A"I'll Be Around" composer WilderRichard Chisholm
Monday, January 24, 20001AActor BaldwinRandall J. Hartman
Thursday, January 20, 200044AA BaldwinJeremy Thomas Paine
Tuesday, January 18, 20007DBaldwin of "Prelude to a Kiss"Nancy Salomon
Tuesday, November 16, 199928AObi-Wan playerArthur S. Verdesca
Friday, September 24, 199960ASmart ___Martin Ashwood-Smith
Wednesday, April 14, 199939AActor GuinnessAlan Arbesfeld
Sunday, March 28, 199948DOld-time pianist TempletonCathy Millhauser
Tuesday, March 23, 199962ANovelist WaughNathaniel Weiss
Thursday, March 04, 199967A30's-40's pianist TempletonCathy Millhauser
Monday, March 01, 19992DOne of the BaldwinsEd Early
Wednesday, February 10, 199912DActor GuinnessNancy Salomon
Wednesday, January 27, 19999DTess's seducer in "Tess of the D'Urbervilles"Leslie Billig
Saturday, January 02, 199946AActor BaldwinRich Norris
Sunday, December 06, 199855AWaugh or GuinnessMarjorie Richter
Tuesday, October 27, 19981DOne of the BaldwinsPeter Gordon
Wednesday, October 07, 19982DSmart-___Randall J. Hartman
Monday, September 21, 19981AActor BaldwinMatthew Lees
Thursday, August 27, 199854DOne of the BaldwinsHenry Hook
Monday, July 06, 19984DActor GuinnessSheldon Benardo
Wednesday, June 17, 199831D60's British P.M. Douglas-HomeElizabeth C. Gorski
Sunday, June 14, 199894AMeg's "Prelude to a Kiss" co-starManny Nosowsky
Tuesday, May 05, 19984DGuinness or BaldwinStephanie Spadaccini
Monday, March 02, 199838AActor GuinnessJeremy Thomas Paine
Wednesday, January 28, 19982DActor McCowenMark Gottlieb
Friday, January 02, 19981A"The Black Stallion" boyAlex K. Justin
Tuesday, December 09, 199758DNovelist WaughFran and Lou Sabin
Wednesday, November 12, 19975DOne of the BaldwinsRandall J. Hartman
Wednesday, October 29, 19979DActor BaldwinKelly Clark
Wednesday, October 15, 199731DHe played Obi-WanRandall J. Hartman
Tuesday, October 14, 199741DOne of the BaldwinsRobert Malinow
Saturday, June 21, 199722AFish relishGerald R. Ferguson
Wednesday, May 28, 199726DOne of the WaughsEd Early
Wednesday, April 23, 199755AActor GuinnessCathy Millhauser
Thursday, January 30, 199716ABritish P.M. ___ Douglas-HomeD. Motley
Sunday, January 26, 199720AOne of the Baldwin brothersS. Elliott
Sunday, December 01, 199648DActor McCowenD. J. Kahn
Thursday, November 07, 199612DNovelist WaughG. R. Ferguson
Friday, November 01, 19967D"Black Stallion" boyM. Rosen
Saturday, October 26, 199622ABritian's ___ Douglas-HomeD. Niles
Friday, October 18, 199632AWriter WaughM. Gaffney
Wednesday, October 09, 199613D"Tess of the d'Urbervilles" cadR. Hughes
Saturday, September 28, 199623DSongwriter WilderG. R. Ferguson
Sunday, September 01, 199630DActor McCowenD. J. Kahn
Thursday, August 29, 199646A"The Black Stallion" boyR. Ross
Wednesday, August 14, 19967DSmart ___G. E. Sykes
Tuesday, June 25, 199651AOne of the BaldwinsRandall J. Hartman
Thursday, June 06, 199615AMr. GuinnessA. J. Santora
Monday, May 27, 199610DActor BaldwinN. Steinberg
Thursday, May 09, 19967DActor BaldwinC. Millhauser
Thursday, January 11, 199611DEx-British P.M.___Douglas-HomeB. Jorgensen
Thursday, December 07, 19956DMr. GuinnessMichael S. Maurer
Sunday, October 22, 19951DActor GuinnessMatt Gaffney
Monday, October 16, 199558ANovelist WaughBernice Gordon
Wednesday, October 11, 199512DEx-P.M. ____ HumeMary E. Brindamour
Monday, October 02, 19951AActor GuinnessJoy L. Wouk
Tuesday, September 19, 19956ANovelist WaughJanet R. Bender
Friday, September 08, 199525D"Tess of the D'Ubervilles" cadA.J. Santora
Monday, August 14, 19953DMr. GuinnessBen Wheelock
Saturday, August 05, 199520A"The Black Stallion" hero _____ RamseyFrank A. Longo
Tuesday, May 30, 19951AGuiness or BaldwinRichard Hughes
Wednesday, April 05, 19956AEnglish actor McCowenWayne Robert Williams
Tuesday, February 28, 19952DBritish P.M. Douglas-HomeNancy S. Ross
Wednesday, November 16, 19945DHe played Obi-WanChuck Deodene
Friday, October 28, 199440DSmart oneBryant White
Monday, June 20, 199417DNovelist WaughBette Sue Cohen
Wednesday, May 25, 199455ABritish P.M. _____ Douglas-HomeFred Piscop
Monday, February 07, 199454DActor GuinnessSidney L. Robbins
Sunday, January 23, 19941ATess Durbeyfield's seducerCharles M. Deber
Saturday, January 22, 199428DAnchovy sauceRaymond Hamel